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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jeremiah the prophet said that God delights in what?

2. Heschel links divine inspiration to what?

3. What is the ultimate purpose of ecstasy?

4. In contrast to the Stoic sage, Heschel characterizes the prophet as what?

5. What does Heschel call indifference?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Heschel describe Tao as an antithesis to the prophetic idea of God?

2. What is Heschel's theory of ecstasy and the prophets?

3. Does Heschel say God always been considered a loving and good God?

4. How does Heschel describe the concerns of the prophets?

5. Do all scholars agree with Philo's view of ecstasy and the prophets?

6. What is anthropopathy?

7. What was Spinoza's idea about the prophets and does Heschel agree?

8. To what does Heschel compare the descriptions of prophecy?

9. Why does Heschel say Karma is opposed to prophetic thinking?

10. What does Heschel say gives the prophets the courage to speak out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss anthropopathy and anthropomorphism. In your discussion, give examples. What does Heschel say the problem is with anthropopathy?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss what type of man the prophet is in the Old Testament. Use examples from the prophets discussed the in the book to illustrate your points. Why were they prophets? What was their purpose?

Essay Topic 3

How does Heschel explain God's wrath? How does he answer the objection of those who find it hard to understand how a righteous God can be angry? Is there a difference between anger and wrath, in terms of humans, and/or in terms of God? Should humans look at natural disasters as the wrath of God or as the power of God?

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